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Vettel: wrong to credit Sprint winner with pole

Ever the purist, Sebastian Vettel says it is wrong to credit the winner of Saturday's sprint race with the pole winner statistic. This weekend, the driver who claims pole position in Friday evening's Sprint Qualifying will start Saturday's race - to decide Sunday's grid - will start from pole. However, it is the winner of Saturday's race who will be officially credited with pole when it comes to the record books. Four-time world champion, Sebastian Vettel, one of the few F1 drivers aware of the sport's history and its records, believes this is wrong. 'Pole is the fastest lap time achieved in qualifying, so it gets all a bit confusing,' the German told reporters at Silverstone today....
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